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HANSARDLicensing Act 2003 (Victory in Europe Day Licensing Hours) Order 2025I am grateful for the contributions of the three noble Lords who have spoken today. In particular, I thank my noble friend Lord Jones for reminding us both of the joy he would…06 May 2025HANSARDPolice: Stop and SearchThe noble Lord will know that it is for the police themselves to determine whether they undertake stop and search. That was a particular judgment for police officers rather than…06 May 2025HANSARDPolice: Stop and SearchStop and search is a fundamental tool for tackling crime, including knife crime in particular, but it must be used fairly and effectively. The Government support the National…06 May 2025HANSARDPolice: Stop and SearchI am grateful to the noble Baroness. The Government hope to introduce new safeguards on her very point about the strip-searching of children via amendments to statutory codes of…06 May 2025HANSARDPolice: Stop and SearchThe noble Lord is absolutely right; it is important there is training in the use of stop and search by police officers and that it is updated. It is important that the outcomes of…06 May 2025HANSARDPolice: Stop and SearchI cannot give my noble friend a qualitative answer to that at the moment. However, I will say that visible policing and the visible nature of being able to stop and search an…06 May 2025HANSARDKnife CrimeThe Government are taking a number of steps to halve knife crime within a decade as part of the safer streets mission. We have created the Young Futures programme, the coalition…06 May 2025HANSARDKnife CrimeI pay tribute to my noble friend for the work she did on this very issue as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons. She has pressed very hard for an offence to try to…06 May 2025HANSARDKnife CrimeI am grateful to the noble Lord for his question. I mentioned the Young Futures programme to my noble friend. That is designed to ensure that we intervene early with children and…06 May 2025HANSARDPolice: Stop and SearchWe are so supportive of neighbourhood policing that we have put an extra £1 billion into that fund this year. We are employing around an extra 3,000 neighbourhood police this year…06 May 2025HANSARDPolice: Stop and SearchWell, my Lords, I was in the Home Office when we had ID cards, which were abolished by the then Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition. The noble Lord has made his point. I wish…06 May 2025HANSARDLicensing Act 2003 (Victory in Europe Day Licensing Hours) Order 2025That the Grand Committee do consider the Licensing Act 2003 (Victory in Europe Day Licensing Hours) Order 2025. Relevant document: Instrument not yet reported by the Joint…06 May 2025HANSARDLicensing Act 2003 (Victory in Europe Day Licensing Hours) Order 2025My Lords, this order was laid before Parliament on 23 April. As noble Lords know, this Thursday, 8 May, marks the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day. It is a momentous day…06 May 2025HANSARDPolice: Stop and SearchUnfortunately not. I am very grateful to my noble friend for his question. He may be aware that very shortly—which I do not wish to pre-empt—a Statement will be made in the House…06 May 2025HANSARDPolice: Stop and SearchIt is important that we note and support the Metropolitan Police signing up to the charter which monitors how stop and search is used and sets down some basic tenets that underpin…06 May 2025HANSARDPolice: Stop and SearchThe noble Lord is absolutely right that intelligence-led policing is critical to making the best use of stop and search. That includes methods where individuals who have…06 May 2025HANSARDTackling Violence Against Women and Girls: FundingThe noble Baroness makes an extremely important point. Domestic violence is seen through the window of being violence against women, but it is also male on male, female on male,…28 Apr 2025HANSARDTackling Violence Against Women and Girls: FundingI will certainly look at that for the noble and learned Baroness. Again, I am accountable for this area, but the direct responsibility is with my colleague Jess Phillips. I will…28 Apr 2025HANSARDTackling Violence Against Women and Girls: FundingI am grateful to the noble Baroness. I should not repeat myself, but the Government are currently developing a strategy on violence against women and girls. We are hoping to…28 Apr 2025HANSARDTackling Violence Against Women and Girls: FundingThe Home Office ran a competition for an £8.3 million fund for 2023-25 for “by and for” and specialist victims’ support services. No competition was run in 2025-26; the funding…28 Apr 2025